Deepti Sharma stars as India ladies tune up for tri-series ultimate with 8-wicket win over West Indies

Deepti Sharma starred with the ball as India ready for the ladies’s T20 Tri-series ultimate with an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in an inconsequential match in East London on Monday.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 30, 2023 22:55 IST

Women’s T20I Tri-series: India hammer West Indies by 8 wickets (ICC Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Deepti Sharma starred with the ball as India ready for the ladies’s T20 Tri-series ultimate with an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in an inconsequential match in East London on Monday.

After the bowlers, led by Deepti (3/11), restricted the West Indies to 94 for six after which Jemimah Rodrigues (42 not out) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (32 not out) batted aggressively as India chased down the modest goal in 13.5 overs.

On February 2, India will face hosts South Africa within the ultimate. Smriti Mandhana (5) was castled whereas chasing 95 for the win after being late in trying a shot, however Rodrigues picked up three boundaries to take India to 36 for one in six overs.

Harleen Deol, who was wanting good, was holed out by Shabika Gajnabi after failing to clear mid-off. Harmanpreet then joined Rodrigues and smashed 4 boundaries to simply full the remaining runs.

The pair mixed for a match-winning unbeaten 54 runs off 40 balls. Earlier, India justified their resolution to bowl after successful the toss by suffocating the Windies batters with the spin duo of Deepti and Rajeshwari Gayakwad (1/9).

Deepti shattered the highest order with back-to-back wickets, dismissing Rashada Williams (8) and Campbell (0) earlier than returning to dismiss Shabika Gajnabi (12), who was stumped by Yastika Bhatia.

Gayakwad, the left-arm spinner, maintained a superb line and size because the Windies batters struggled to free their arms. In the ninth over, she was rewarded with an arm ball that trapped Djenaba Joseph (3).

Later replays revealed that she had an inside edge. Pooja Vastrakar (2/19), who got here on within the tenth over, took two wickets, together with Alleyne within the ultimate ball of the innings. Shikha Pandey, the veteran pacer, had a nasty day, conceding 28 runs in three overs, whereas Renuka Singh was wicketless for 22 runs.

Hayley Matthews (34) was the one batter for West Indies who put up a struggle, however she obtained no help from the opposite finish. Gajnabi (12) scored a double-digit determine, nevertheless it was two surprising sixes from Zaida James (21) that introduced West Indies nearer to 100 runs.

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Jan 30, 2023